One week after a rather easy sweep of St. Cloud State and a thrilling win over Ohio State in the quarterfinals, No. 2 Wisconsin women’s hockey cruised to a 3-1 victory over No. 1 Minnesota in the WCHA Tournament championship. The victory marked the fourth time in five years the Badgers have won the conference’s Final Faceoff.
Because of the win, Wisconsin (32-4-2) earned the top seed in the NCAA tournament. It will take on Syracuse inside LaBahn Arena at 2 p.m. CT on Saturday, Mar. 16 in the quarterfinals. Wisconsin will be the heavy favorite, as it beat Syracuse by five-plus goals in both match-ups this season.